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romney was getting hammered in the polls. keeping them honest though, disputing or downplaying the obvious, that's what campaigns do on both sides. >> it's not going to be about the polls. >> i wouldn't put a lot of weight in any of these national polls for the next couple days. >> in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. he was in some cases double digits behind the president in all those attributes. >> pull back the reins. >> the media is focusing on one poll. >> that's reaction to the recent batch of polling, including that devastating pew poll that showed a four point romney lead. now consider that pew took an earlier poll in september a couple weeks before the debate, it was the republicans going ballistic when it showed romney eight points down. watch. >> these polls are basically just part and parcel of the campaign for barack obama to help him stay in this game as long as possible. >> if you believe what the polls are saying right now, you've got to believe that there's s
romney was getting hammered in the polls. keeping them honest though, disputing or downplaying the obvious, that's what campaigns do on both sides. >> it's not going to be about the polls. >> i wouldn't put a lot of weight in any of these national polls for the next couple days. >> in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. he was in some cases double digits behind the president in all those attributes. >> pull back the reins....
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and governor romney. [ applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome to you both. let's start with the economy. segment one, and let's begin with jobs. what are the major differences between the two of you about how you would go about creating new jobs? have you two minutes. each of you have two minutes to start. a coin toss determined, mr. president, you go first. >> thank you very much, jim, for this opportunity. i want to thank governor romney and the university of denver for your hospitality, a lot of points i want to make tonight, but the most important one is that 20 years ago, became the luckiest man on earth because michelle obama agreed to marry me. i want to wish you happy anniversary, and a year from now, we won't celebrate it in front of 40 million people. four years ago, we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs were lost, the auto industry was on the brink of collapse the financial system had frozen up, and because of theo resilience and determinatin of the american people, we've begun to fight our way bac
and governor romney. [ applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome to you both. let's start with the economy. segment one, and let's begin with jobs. what are the major differences between the two of you about how you would go about creating new jobs? have you two minutes. each of you have two minutes to start. a coin toss determined, mr. president, you go first. >> thank you very much, jim, for this opportunity. i want to thank governor romney and the university of denver for...
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listen to this. >> governor romney and i both agree our cooperate tax rate is too high. we both agree we've got to boost american energy production and it appears we've got some agreement that a marketplace to work has to have some regulation. i suspect that on social security we've got a somewhat similar position. >> you understand what he was trying do there? >> yeah, i do. >> i got a bit confused. >> i think you're right, wolf. and i think that is a disastrous approach. the truth of the matter is mitt romney right now is the head of a right-wing extremist party called the republican party. it wasn't always the case. that's what they are today. if the president cannot differentiate himself clearly from right-wing extremism, we've got a lot of problems as a nation and he's got problems as a candidate running for re-election. in terms of social security, it is absurd for the president to say that he and romney are coming down in the same way. social security today has a $2.7 trillion surplus. social security hasn't contributed one nickel to the deficit, can pay out benef
listen to this. >> governor romney and i both agree our cooperate tax rate is too high. we both agree we've got to boost american energy production and it appears we've got some agreement that a marketplace to work has to have some regulation. i suspect that on social security we've got a somewhat similar position. >> you understand what he was trying do there? >> yeah, i do. >> i got a bit confused. >> i think you're right, wolf. and i think that is a disastrous...
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they both have a little problem with details. but there is a big, i would strike a big contrast if i was mitt romney. i would put a working state on one side and a welfare state on the other side and i would say america would be much, much better if dollars were earned instead of dollars awarded. it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney has to do more of that. has he been specific with his plan? he laid five out in the debate, which is more than the president did. that's why independents thought mitt romney did very, very well. >> let me ask you about one of the issues where they differ, medicare. that is a big deal in florida romney says he supports vouchers for medicare, a plan that is not very popular. how does play in florida with all those seniors? >> right now in florida, you've got about 12 million registered voters. 36% who are republicans, you have 40% who are de
they both have a little problem with details. but there is a big, i would strike a big contrast if i was mitt romney. i would put a working state on one side and a welfare state on the other side and i would say america would be much, much better if dollars were earned instead of dollars awarded. it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney...
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mitt romney wants it both ways. he wants to lead the dance and he also wants you to lead the dance. there were really two mitt romneys there. we're utterly confused about which one it was. this is where president obama didn't do a good job of pinning him down. maybe he thought jim lehrer was going to do it. i say, no. take the man at his word. mitt romney wants us to suck up all the stuff he's throwing out. he's not clear. he's double talking. that's what he's doing. >> if you don't have a mandate for health care, which is what mitt romney and the republicans want, they don't want a mandate. but if people want to have health insurance, you can't sign up for something and never pay and then wonder why you get rejected because you don't do the payments. it's easier to talk about it in the length of a debate. let me remind you, in 2008, president obama ran when he was trying to get to the left of hillary clinton, and he opposed nafta. and as soon as that was gone, he never talked again about renegotiating nafta. we found out later he sent one of his top aides to -- >> one at a time, on
mitt romney wants it both ways. he wants to lead the dance and he also wants you to lead the dance. there were really two mitt romneys there. we're utterly confused about which one it was. this is where president obama didn't do a good job of pinning him down. maybe he thought jim lehrer was going to do it. i say, no. take the man at his word. mitt romney wants us to suck up all the stuff he's throwing out. he's not clear. he's double talking. that's what he's doing. >> if you don't have...
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they're both vying for that conservative anti-romney vote an they're training the fire on romney trying to bring him down in the polls so possibly it becomes a three-way race, excuse me, and one of them can escape south carolina with a narrow victory but right now romney is still the front-runner, deb. >> okay. peter, thanks so much. we'll be checking in with you later. hopefully a chance to speak with the voters and how they're feeling with the deluge of advertisements there in south carolina. thanks so much, peter. >>> two days before the south carolina primary, see the gop contenders in what may be their last chance to change primary voters' minds. the presidential debate airs thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> a program note. join fredericka whitfield every sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern for a special hour dedicated to the presidential contenders in the 2012 election. >>> and what about the man all the gop contenders are trying to beat? president obama already has more than $100 million in the coffers for the re-election but one thing he won't have that he did the first time aroun
they're both vying for that conservative anti-romney vote an they're training the fire on romney trying to bring him down in the polls so possibly it becomes a three-way race, excuse me, and one of them can escape south carolina with a narrow victory but right now romney is still the front-runner, deb. >> okay. peter, thanks so much. we'll be checking in with you later. hopefully a chance to speak with the voters and how they're feeling with the deluge of advertisements there in south...
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he and governor romney know the election's all about the economy and both men were trading jabs today in the battleground state of virginia. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> when i'm president of the united states, that unemployment rate is going to come down not because people are giving up and dropping out of the work force, but because we're creating more jobs. i will create jobs and get america working again. >> let's get right to tonight's big story. with senator john mccain, the arizona senator and former presidential candidate joining me now. welcome to you, senator. >> thank you, piers. >> we are going to come to the debate in a moment. you've been one of the only people who debated both barack obama and mitt romney so you're in a unique place to tell me what you made of the new style romney and indeed, obama. before we get there, though, today's big news on the jobs front. whichever way you spin this from the republican side, this
he and governor romney know the election's all about the economy and both men were trading jabs today in the battleground state of virginia. >> today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> when i'm president of the united states, that unemployment rate is going to come down not because people are giving up and dropping out of the work force, but because...
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president obama and mitt romney. cnn's tom foreman is fact checking all of those claims that they threw your way last night. >> reporter: the dominant issue of this entire campaign has been jobs, jobs, jobs. we have heard it over and over again. and that is the very first subject that both of the candidates tore into in this debate. >> the last 30 mints we have seen 5 million jobs in the private sector created. the auto industry has come roaring back. and housing has begun to rise. >> they are suffering in this country. and we talk about evidence. look at the evidence in the last four years. it's absolutely extraordinary. we have got 23 million people out of work. >> reporter: this is the fundamental claim. barack obama says he has created 5 million jobs. mitt romney says not so much. let's look at the evidence and see what we can find. this is what the country looked like in 2009. barack obama's first full year in office. every state that looks brown out here is a state where they were losing jobs at the time. some
president obama and mitt romney. cnn's tom foreman is fact checking all of those claims that they threw your way last night. >> reporter: the dominant issue of this entire campaign has been jobs, jobs, jobs. we have heard it over and over again. and that is the very first subject that both of the candidates tore into in this debate. >> the last 30 mints we have seen 5 million jobs in the private sector created. the auto industry has come roaring back. and housing has begun to rise....
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you're in a unique position because you've debated against both mitt romney and barack obama. interestingly, romney is believed from the latest polls to have won 67% to 25%. when you went head to head with obama in 2008, the polls said 51% obama, 38% mccain. do you think you would have done better against the obama that was debating this week? >> i think so, piers, but, you know, it would sound like i am now trying to rewrite history or i would have done better. you know, i've never tried to do any of that looking back and certainly not in anger or bitterness. but i think it is true that during the 2008 campaign, the president or then-senator obama had no record to defend. and one of the reasons why mitt did so well in this debate was because mitt was, i think, very legitimately attacking his record, whether it be the $90 billion in subsidies for energy or a number of the other things that -- the failure of dodd/frank, and so the president had a record to defend this time. but, one, do not underestimate the president of the united states. he will come back strong. i think mitt
you're in a unique position because you've debated against both mitt romney and barack obama. interestingly, romney is believed from the latest polls to have won 67% to 25%. when you went head to head with obama in 2008, the polls said 51% obama, 38% mccain. do you think you would have done better against the obama that was debating this week? >> i think so, piers, but, you know, it would sound like i am now trying to rewrite history or i would have done better. you know, i've never tried...
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both of those states are very good for mitt romney. >> he has to win michigan. >> right, and i would argue arizona. >> gloria, once again, they decided to violate the party's rules and go ahead of the winto, which is march 6th. >> that won't matter for the showdown in arizona. >> what matters is at the end of the day, in the middle of march, when 137 delegates are at stake, we're going to look at the states and say, my god, this is a close race. romney doesn't have it. >> the other part of it, jessica yellin was saying the white house is happy to take the focus off some of the controversies for the president, it's also true that the negativity that romney is likely to resort to, that he goes after santorum, that negativity has been hurting him as a national candidate. and i think it will add to the burden he has to carry as a candidate winning a nomination. that's a dangerous. >> i want to break in because i want to go over to mark in the cube. our political director just to get a sense of when we may be able to project a winner in minnesota. we were already able to project a winner
both of those states are very good for mitt romney. >> he has to win michigan. >> right, and i would argue arizona. >> gloria, once again, they decided to violate the party's rules and go ahead of the winto, which is march 6th. >> that won't matter for the showdown in arizona. >> what matters is at the end of the day, in the middle of march, when 137 delegates are at stake, we're going to look at the states and say, my god, this is a close race. romney doesn't have...
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now, both candidates, they're back on the campaign trail today re-energized mitt romney. he is at a rally with his running mate paul ryan. president obama's campaign event is getting underway right now. you're seeing live pictures there in denver. expect the president to start speaking in a minute as soon as he starts, of course, we'll bring that to you. jessica yellin is at that event as well, and jessica, we've heard a lot of spin. we've heard it late last night. we've heard it early into the morning. is there a point where the surrogates, the supporters who you are talking to acknowledged that the president needs to do better, he needs to move on, he needs to make up for what happened last night? >> no one is officially with the campaign will say that, suzanne. i am talking to democrats who definitely are agreeing with that, and i'm sure you are. they're arg urg that mitt romney was not really truthful, and i think we'll see in the coming days and weeks that the campaign will take on some of the claims that went unanswered last night by the president, but it doesn't re
now, both candidates, they're back on the campaign trail today re-energized mitt romney. he is at a rally with his running mate paul ryan. president obama's campaign event is getting underway right now. you're seeing live pictures there in denver. expect the president to start speaking in a minute as soon as he starts, of course, we'll bring that to you. jessica yellin is at that event as well, and jessica, we've heard a lot of spin. we've heard it late last night. we've heard it early into the...
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the reality is mitt romney wants to have it both ways. he wants to lead the dance and he also wants you to lead the dance. so again, there really were two mitt romney's there and we're confused as to which one it was. this is where president obama didn't do a good enough job of pinning him down. maybe he thought jim lehrer was going to do it. i say take him at his word. mitt romney wants us to suck up all the stuff that he's throwing out because he wants to make everybody happy. he's not clear. he's double-talking. that's what he's doing. >> anderson, the problem is if you don't have a mandate for health care which is what mitt romney and republicans want, they don't want to have the mandate, but -- >> except in massachusetts. >> people want to get health insurance, you can't have a system in which you never sign up and you don't pay and then you wait until you're sick because insurance companies can't turn down. that's the problem republicans have. >> that's not what he said, ari. >> now, policy gets complicated. it's harder to talk on a
the reality is mitt romney wants to have it both ways. he wants to lead the dance and he also wants you to lead the dance. so again, there really were two mitt romney's there and we're confused as to which one it was. this is where president obama didn't do a good enough job of pinning him down. maybe he thought jim lehrer was going to do it. i say take him at his word. mitt romney wants us to suck up all the stuff that he's throwing out because he wants to make everybody happy. he's not clear....
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in michigan, if romney or santorum go up against obama, if you believe the polls today, they would get trampled on in larger than double dinl gits. 44% believe it was a good thing in michigan. in a general election, it's over. >> i don't know if you saw my interview with chris christie, i was baffled. he's an impressive man. he refused to talk about the bailout of the car industry or the car industry at all. the conclusion i drew is he didn't say what he wanted to say, actually, the bailout has been a good thing. there was reluctance to give president obama the credit he deserves. >> of course, he saved 1.4 million jobs. gm is number one. gm and chrysler making bigger profits they have made for the past decade in the past. it's success. it gets back to the issue about the republicans rooting for failure. if they hadn't -- if the president hadn't stepped in to save general motors and cloudy skiesl chrysler, it would not have been that. there was no private entity that was willing to put up the money to save general motors and chrysler in the middle of a financial meltdown. it would have
in michigan, if romney or santorum go up against obama, if you believe the polls today, they would get trampled on in larger than double dinl gits. 44% believe it was a good thing in michigan. in a general election, it's over. >> i don't know if you saw my interview with chris christie, i was baffled. he's an impressive man. he refused to talk about the bailout of the car industry or the car industry at all. the conclusion i drew is he didn't say what he wanted to say, actually, the...
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it's a problem for both of them. they are divided up the conservative vote. deb? >> what's interesting, watching south carolina, they are smart voters. it's not a done deal for any of the voters. they are getting out and trying to listen to what they have to say. peter, we'll check in with you in awhile. thanks so much. >>> a cruise ship runs aground with thousands of passengers on board. three people with dead. dozens o missing. more are the breaking story coming up, just ahead. [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to your doctor about low t. hey, michael! [ male announcer ] and step out of the shadows. hi! how are you? [ male announcer ] learn more at isitlowt.com. [ laughs ] hey! forty years ago, he wasn't looking for financial advice. back then he had something more important to do. he wasn't focus
it's a problem for both of them. they are divided up the conservative vote. deb? >> what's interesting, watching south carolina, they are smart voters. it's not a done deal for any of the voters. they are getting out and trying to listen to what they have to say. peter, we'll check in with you in awhile. thanks so much. >>> a cruise ship runs aground with thousands of passengers on board. three people with dead. dozens o missing. more are the breaking story coming up, just ahead....
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in the case of mitt romney and president obama it's been a little bit of both this week. the president eager to court women voters delivered the commencement address at barnard college yesterday, while romney desperate to bring evangelicals aboard spoke to liberty college graduates on saturday. take a listen. >> justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than christian conscience in action. >> after decades of slow, steady, extraordinary progress, you are now poised to make this the century where women shape not only their own destiny, but the destiny of this nation and of this world. >> so let's go live to washington, d.c., and we are joined by cnn white house correspondent dan lothian and cnn political editor paul steinhauser. nice to see you both. >> good to see you. >> dan, i'll start with you. not surprising they would be giving commencement speeches and stomping at the same time. >> that's right. they all are trying to focus on their key base audiences
in the case of mitt romney and president obama it's been a little bit of both this week. the president eager to court women voters delivered the commencement address at barnard college yesterday, while romney desperate to bring evangelicals aboard spoke to liberty college graduates on saturday. take a listen. >> justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than christian...
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today, both men are campaigning in battleground states but romney will be seizing on a big performance. we begin our coverage with dana bash. >> reporter: out of the gate, it was clear. mitt romney came to play. >> the president has a view very similar to the view he ran four years ago that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you will, trickle down government would work. >> reporter: president obama sounded a familiar alarm. warning of romney's been there, done that, economics. >> the approach that governor romney is talking about is the same sales pitch that was made in 2001 and 2003. and we ended up with the slowest job growth in 50 years. >> reporter: but whether it was health care, jobs or make, romney stood out for his aggressive style. >> i don't know how the president could come into office facing 23 million people out of work and rising economic and spend his energy and passion two years fighting for obama care. >> reporter: the president made his points in a slower, more laid-back manner, often looking down. sometimes appearing disengaged. it's
today, both men are campaigning in battleground states but romney will be seizing on a big performance. we begin our coverage with dana bash. >> reporter: out of the gate, it was clear. mitt romney came to play. >> the president has a view very similar to the view he ran four years ago that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you will, trickle down government would work. >> reporter: president obama sounded a familiar alarm. warning of romney's...
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he and mitt romney both have a play list that, again, i think it is trying to give them the character or persona. mitt romney has johnny cash on his. obama has arcade fire. all these, like -- i was listening to them this morning and just sort of -- you read so much into it, what do they mean by that lyric? what are they trying to say? >> why are they choosing -- arcade fire. who exactly mentioned they must have a group in charge of social media, which would be a pretty awesome job if you're a youngster out of college, right, and tweeting on behalf of the president or mitt romney. is that who it is? >> yeah. mostly it is not the candidates posting. >> it is not? >> shocker. so there are people employed to do this. i think this came out of the 2008 campaign, you know, president obama had a lot of success reaching out particularly to young voters on text messages and social networks. you mentioned that was more twitter and facebook then and now spreading into these other networks too like tumbler or spotify. >> how successful, ultimately, as you mention that young voting bloc that is so
he and mitt romney both have a play list that, again, i think it is trying to give them the character or persona. mitt romney has johnny cash on his. obama has arcade fire. all these, like -- i was listening to them this morning and just sort of -- you read so much into it, what do they mean by that lyric? what are they trying to say? >> why are they choosing -- arcade fire. who exactly mentioned they must have a group in charge of social media, which would be a pretty awesome job if...
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mitt romney holds rallies in both ohio and iowa. and i want to take another look at those two polls that everyone is talking about this morning. they seem to paint different pictures of this race. the pew research center gives mitt romney a four-point lead over president obama. 49% to 45%. that survey did include more likely voters who identify themselves as republicans. however, the latest gallup tracking poll has president obama leading mitt romney 50% to 45%. this poll does include voters who were surveyed before the presidential debate which most voters say romney won though interestingly enough, it showed movement toward obama yesterday. all right. hard to keep track of. there's a lot going on here. cnn political reporter peter hamby joins us live from washington. please, peter, make sense of this for us. >> okay. these are the first two real credible polls we've seen since the debate. the bottom line here is there's movement in both toward mitt romney. you're right. the gallup poll had about three days of sampling before the d
mitt romney holds rallies in both ohio and iowa. and i want to take another look at those two polls that everyone is talking about this morning. they seem to paint different pictures of this race. the pew research center gives mitt romney a four-point lead over president obama. 49% to 45%. that survey did include more likely voters who identify themselves as republicans. however, the latest gallup tracking poll has president obama leading mitt romney 50% to 45%. this poll does include voters...
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and then the birther issue comes up yesterday and mitt romney brings it up referring to his birthplace, just take a listen to what that moment was all about. >> i love being home in this place where ann and i were raised, where both of us were born. ann was born in henry ford hospital and i was born in harper hospital. no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know this is the place that we were born and raised. >> okay. so what is romney the camp saying? how are they explaining that moment now today? well, they're saying that it was unscripted and in fact, the governor addressed it yesterday just a few short hours after he had made that remark in michigan and he had an interview with cbs news. let's hear about what he had to say that, fredericka? >> why did you say that? we're in michigan and ann and i were both born in detroit and our little humor always goes a long way and so it was great to be home to be in a place where ann and i had grown up and the crowd loved it and got a good laugh. >> this was a swipe at the president and i was wondering why you took it. >> no, no
and then the birther issue comes up yesterday and mitt romney brings it up referring to his birthplace, just take a listen to what that moment was all about. >> i love being home in this place where ann and i were raised, where both of us were born. ann was born in henry ford hospital and i was born in harper hospital. no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know this is the place that we were born and raised. >> okay. so what is romney the camp saying? how are they...
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as we mention both mitt romney and president obama are campaigning in ohio today. and believe it or not today's big issue in the presidential race is big bird. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta reports from iowa right now where romney held a rally earlier in the day. jim. >> reporter: wolf, the romney campaign is clearly feeling good, but at the same time top advisors are trying to downplay the importance of a slew of new polls showing the gop nominee now in a real horse race with president obama in a sign that all of this has gotten the president's attention. this campaign has suddenly turned into a race over small things or rather one big bird. plowing into his proposals to help american farmers, mitt romney had poultry on his mind in iowa. of the eight-foot and yellow variety as he accused the president of fouling up the nation's weak recovery. >> you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving big bird. i actually think we need to have a president who talks about saving the american people and saving go
as we mention both mitt romney and president obama are campaigning in ohio today. and believe it or not today's big issue in the presidential race is big bird. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta reports from iowa right now where romney held a rally earlier in the day. jim. >> reporter: wolf, the romney campaign is clearly feeling good, but at the same time top advisors are trying to downplay the importance of a slew of new polls showing the gop nominee now in a real horse...
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>> 67% said romney won only 25% thought the president won. dana, some highlights and low lights for us? >> i want to play a couple of sound bite that is really encapsulate what both men actually did right last night. first of all, on mitt romney, he really was aggressive but went after president obama on the whole idea of doing health care instead of jobs. also trying to move his way back to the middle after being so far to the right during the primaries. take a listen. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office, facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the kitchen table and spent his energy and passion for two years for fighting for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. it has killed jobs. the best course for health care is to do what we did in my state, craft a plan at the state level that fits the needs of the state and then let's focus on getting the costs down for people. >> mitt romney talking, once again, about his health care plan in massachuset
>> 67% said romney won only 25% thought the president won. dana, some highlights and low lights for us? >> i want to play a couple of sound bite that is really encapsulate what both men actually did right last night. first of all, on mitt romney, he really was aggressive but went after president obama on the whole idea of doing health care instead of jobs. also trying to move his way back to the middle after being so far to the right during the primaries. take a listen. >> i...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney will both campaign in ohio today, key battleground states. two national polls show the race basically tied at this point, taken after the debate gives mitt romney a four-point lead over president obama, 49% to 45%. last month that same poll had romney trailing the president by eight points. there is good news from the president. latest gallup tracking poll has him leading romney by five points. some of that survey taken before the debate but a lot of it taken after. >>> starring big bird, produced after mitt romney declared he would cut funding for pbs during last week's debate. it is laced with sarcasm, casting the sesame street character as an evil corporate fiend. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, criminals, glutton of greed. and the evil genius who towered over them? one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. big bird. big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. it's sesame street. >> i am going to stop the subsidy to pbs. >> mitt romney, taking on our enem
. >>> president obama and mitt romney will both campaign in ohio today, key battleground states. two national polls show the race basically tied at this point, taken after the debate gives mitt romney a four-point lead over president obama, 49% to 45%. last month that same poll had romney trailing the president by eight points. there is good news from the president. latest gallup tracking poll has him leading romney by five points. some of that survey taken before the debate but a lot...
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cnn's candy crowley is saying that they're great expectations, even while both sides are trying to lower them. >> reporter: apparently romney supporter and republican governor chris christie didn't get the memo. >> wednesday night is the restart of this campaign, and i think you're going to see those numbers start to move right back in the other direction. >> reporter: note to governor christie. no, no, no, no. sop for predebate chatter is to lower expectations for your guy by raising expectations for the other die guy. like this. >> president obama is a very -- he is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. he is an experienced debater. >> reporter: because this is a bipartisanly accepted strategy like this -- >> we've expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he is prepared more than any candidate in history, and he has shown himself to be a very good debater through the years. >> reporter: further, governor, since you are supporting romney, the candidate, who is running behind, you are supporting him, right? then you also need
cnn's candy crowley is saying that they're great expectations, even while both sides are trying to lower them. >> reporter: apparently romney supporter and republican governor chris christie didn't get the memo. >> wednesday night is the restart of this campaign, and i think you're going to see those numbers start to move right back in the other direction. >> reporter: note to governor christie. no, no, no, no. sop for predebate chatter is to lower expectations for your guy by...
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romney to have to pivot from his favorite line. take a listen to both candidates on the campaign trail yesterday reacting to the jobs numbers. >> today's news should give us some encouragement. it shouldn't be an excuse for the other side to try to talk down the economy just to try to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country's come too far to turn back now. >> so it looks like unemployment is getting better, but the truth is if the same share of people were participating in the work force today as on the day the president got elected, our unemployment rate would be around 11%. that's the real reality of what's happening out there. >> you hear mitt romney pivoting talking about the real unemployment rate at 11%, so i -- i guess that's his pivot coming off the unemployment rate yesterday. randi, why does all this matter? as you mentioned off the top, the economy by far the number one issue with americans. take a look at this, from our cnn/orc international poll. we did it about a week ago before the first debat
romney to have to pivot from his favorite line. take a listen to both candidates on the campaign trail yesterday reacting to the jobs numbers. >> today's news should give us some encouragement. it shouldn't be an excuse for the other side to try to talk down the economy just to try to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country's come too far to turn back now. >> so it looks like unemployment is getting better, but the truth is if the same share of people were...
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most voters watching this were waiting for obama to slaughter romney. were waiting for obama to perform much better than romney. and thus, it really worked well when it came the other way around. the silver lining for democrats is that i think now the expectation games is topsy-turvy. and people are, you know, i think that if president obama just shows up awake in the next deba debate, you know, it might be enough for him to do better than this last debate. a little cuban coffee may do him some good. >> i listened to a lot of democrats overnight and got some messages for this morning, and democrats do think they have some kind of opening going forward on the issue of specifics. president obama started to make the claims last night that mitt romney has no specifics in his plan. let's listen to what he said. >> he says he's going to close deductions and loopholes for his tax plan. that's how it's going to be paid for, but we don't know the details. he says that he's going to replace dodd/frank, wall street reform, but we don't know exactly which ones. he
most voters watching this were waiting for obama to slaughter romney. were waiting for obama to perform much better than romney. and thus, it really worked well when it came the other way around. the silver lining for democrats is that i think now the expectation games is topsy-turvy. and people are, you know, i think that if president obama just shows up awake in the next deba debate, you know, it might be enough for him to do better than this last debate. a little cuban coffee may do him some...
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it happens on both sides of the aisle. we're seeing a multi-dimensional mitt romney. we had seen the businessman, the fix-up artist. we had not seen the guy, the father, the human, the friend. we're seeing a will the more of that. it's helping. he had to do it. he had a huge gap. my question is, what took you so long? they're a great influence on him. we've known, we've heard that ann range of motiomney is calle stabilizer, very close family, close couple. the more of this mitt we see the better. conservatives will be fine with it and are fine with it. at his stump events you're seeing thousands and thousands and thousands of people. that's the base that's showing up. look, if we win, if we can win, we don't care if it's the moderate or conservative, which one it is. we want mitt romney. we don't want president obama reelected. >> wait. i thought things were shifting, at least some conservative analysts were saying it's shifting, like tess no longer republican voters just want to vote against obama, now they're really starting to like mitt romney. maria, care to addre
it happens on both sides of the aisle. we're seeing a multi-dimensional mitt romney. we had seen the businessman, the fix-up artist. we had not seen the guy, the father, the human, the friend. we're seeing a will the more of that. it's helping. he had to do it. he had a huge gap. my question is, what took you so long? they're a great influence on him. we've known, we've heard that ann range of motiomney is calle stabilizer, very close family, close couple. the more of this mitt we see the...
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mitt romney was there earlier today. campaigning, rick santorum will also be in illinois later today and both of them, of course, also in puerto rico, romney going down later today, santorum just ending up two days there. air force one, you can see right there, that's the kind of plane that mitt romney, rick santorum would love to be riding some day. carol? >> paul steinhauser reporting live from washington. >>> if you're enjoying the warm weather right now, just remember, there's a catch. you might know what it is already. the mild winter means allergy season is off to an early start apparently pollen loves warm winters too. one doctor at an allergy clinic in virginia tells the washington post that it's unusual to see patients this miserable this early in the year. >>> google was already in some trouble for tracking iphone users, now it could become a legal battle for the company. i'll tell you why next. [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the prove
mitt romney was there earlier today. campaigning, rick santorum will also be in illinois later today and both of them, of course, also in puerto rico, romney going down later today, santorum just ending up two days there. air force one, you can see right there, that's the kind of plane that mitt romney, rick santorum would love to be riding some day. carol? >> paul steinhauser reporting live from washington. >>> if you're enjoying the warm weather right now, just remember,...
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both romney and santorum have been very gracious. but he's such a changeable figure. if this is the newt gingrich who had shown up two weeks ago, the newt gingrich who had shown up in the debates, he might have done much, much better in florida. coming after this massive loss in florida now, to have a speech that sort of doesn't -- it's like he's in a different reality, maybe he's right. maybe he's seeing something we don't see, you have to say, look, he's come back from the dead twice, you have to give him that. it just seemed like, this was a speech he should have given maybe two weeks ago. the contract with america idea is a very very interesting idea but it's very late in the game. >> i thought it was very odd and graceless not to congratulate mitt romney, number one, who won overwhelmingly. number two, he spent the entire speech talking about what he would do his first day in office as president. and then spent the rest of the time railing against the establishment, which is clearly going to be his campaign theme going forward. what he has to do is convince the b
both romney and santorum have been very gracious. but he's such a changeable figure. if this is the newt gingrich who had shown up two weeks ago, the newt gingrich who had shown up in the debates, he might have done much, much better in florida. coming after this massive loss in florida now, to have a speech that sort of doesn't -- it's like he's in a different reality, maybe he's right. maybe he's seeing something we don't see, you have to say, look, he's come back from the dead twice, you...
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we have coincidental interests, share values and are both absolutely committed to preventing iraan from have iing nuclear weapon. >> romney says if elected the first trip he will take if elected as president will be to israel. congressman paul ryan and vice president joe biden face off for their only debate tomorrow night. you can watch it on cnn and cnn.com. it should be extremely entertaining. >> it certainly will be. we've got a lot to keep an eye on. >>> ahead on "starting point," affirmative action under the microscope at the supreme court. justices are taking another look at racial preferences in college admission. we'll take you to the supreme court live for that. >>> pittsburgh school teacher is viciously attack bid a teenage student and is captured on surveillance tape. we'll talk about that straight ahead. capella university understands rough economic times have led to an increase in clinical depression. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up
we have coincidental interests, share values and are both absolutely committed to preventing iraan from have iing nuclear weapon. >> romney says if elected the first trip he will take if elected as president will be to israel. congressman paul ryan and vice president joe biden face off for their only debate tomorrow night. you can watch it on cnn and cnn.com. it should be extremely entertaining. >> it certainly will be. we've got a lot to keep an eye on. >>> ahead on...
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both of them were both in error on that, sir. >> well, with all due respect, you're entitled to your opinion. but what governor romney said was that when the u.s. egyptian embassy issued a statement that implied this was all the result of a video and apologized for the video, apologized for american values, they were wrong. and the secretary of state hillary clinton agreed with mitt romney when she made her statement the next morning. so the substance, there's no disagreement on. it was chicago political talking points that a lot of reporters -- >> no. he was criticizing -- he was criticizing an apology that had been put out by the benghazi district that had said that it came from the white house. that was what happened then. that is not exactly accurate, sir. >> no. >> i am happy to continue this conversation. >> with all due respect -- >> you want to pull the transcripts on it. more than happy to do that. miguel, will you grab those for us? we'll talk about it in our next segment. you bet. that's one of the things we could do now. ambassador richard williamson, we're out of time. w
both of them were both in error on that, sir. >> well, with all due respect, you're entitled to your opinion. but what governor romney said was that when the u.s. egyptian embassy issued a statement that implied this was all the result of a video and apologized for the video, apologized for american values, they were wrong. and the secretary of state hillary clinton agreed with mitt romney when she made her statement the next morning. so the substance, there's no disagreement on. it was...
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this is about governor romney and president obama and i think they're both going to be focused on that. >> interesting point, i think. a lot people think that the v.p. debate is not all that important in these discussions. nice to see you, sir. thanks for talking with us. >> soledad, thank you very much. but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. to investing with knowledge. the potential of td ameritrade unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. to a world of super-connected intelligence. the potential of freescale unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup
this is about governor romney and president obama and i think they're both going to be focused on that. >> interesting point, i think. a lot people think that the v.p. debate is not all that important in these discussions. nice to see you, sir. thanks for talking with us. >> soledad, thank you very much. but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize...
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a new poll shows mitt romney and rick santorum are in a virtual tie. 37% backing romney, 35% going for santorum. the two are also deadlocked now in arizona. primary voters in both states go to the polls in six days. >>> a motor city may lay caught on camera. this brawl involving nearly a dozen women broke out inside a restaurant at detroit's motor city casino hotel. the women can be seen throwing fist, pretty much throwing anything else they can get their hands on. at one point they were standing on tables, jumping over chairs before security guards moved in to break it up. >>> christians 5r7around the wo are celebrating ash wednesday. many will go to mass to receive ashes on their head. it sets the tone for the entire season of lent. last night of celebrations before lent begins. mardi gras goers partied in typical fashion. it's going to happen one of these days, soledad. >> that was the zulu float. i was mrs. big stuff. that was so much fun. >> next year let's take it on the road. >> we should do that. it's so much fun. there's no way you'd get up the next morning and do the morning
a new poll shows mitt romney and rick santorum are in a virtual tie. 37% backing romney, 35% going for santorum. the two are also deadlocked now in arizona. primary voters in both states go to the polls in six days. >>> a motor city may lay caught on camera. this brawl involving nearly a dozen women broke out inside a restaurant at detroit's motor city casino hotel. the women can be seen throwing fist, pretty much throwing anything else they can get their hands on. at one point they...
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he supports mitt romney's presidential campaign. he's also a member of the senate foreign relations committee. also joining us this morning, elise labott, cnn's former affairs reporter. nice to have you both with us. we'll start with you, senator. you wrote an op-ed in politico and you listed what you thought were three critical things that the president had to hit on when he gives his speech before the general assembly today. can you lay out for me what you think he needs to say? >> the first thing he is needs to acknowledge that the war on terror continues. look at what you discovered from cnn, the private journals of chris stevens. who said, a number of things. this was not about a video. he was being targeted by al qaeda. he said al qaeda was growing in libya. he said there was a rise in islamic extremism in that area. there truly is terrorism that continues. this is not because of a video. number two, the president, when he says for the people of israel he has their back. he needs to outline exactly what that means. at the time
he supports mitt romney's presidential campaign. he's also a member of the senate foreign relations committee. also joining us this morning, elise labott, cnn's former affairs reporter. nice to have you both with us. we'll start with you, senator. you wrote an op-ed in politico and you listed what you thought were three critical things that the president had to hit on when he gives his speech before the general assembly today. can you lay out for me what you think he needs to say? >> the...
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it will be interesting to see what they do over the next several days with both the vice presidential debate coming up and the second presidential debate coming up. one of the thing that is the romney campaign has miscalculated is their definition of presidential -- they have seen this as aggressive and showing strong and might where presidential also means having temperance. having poise and having patience. that's what you saw previously not being applied with the benghazi situation before. let's see if they do it now because this is one of the first times last wednesday that governor romney looked presidential at a time where president obama did not. now, with these issues and the new details coming out, it looks even worse for the administration. and if governor romney and his campaign can take a step back and look presidential in a more holistic way, not only show the strengths in some of the tough talk they have been doing, but show poise and temperature rans with their approach as the details come out, i think it can play well for them and can go very well for them going into t
it will be interesting to see what they do over the next several days with both the vice presidential debate coming up and the second presidential debate coming up. one of the thing that is the romney campaign has miscalculated is their definition of presidential -- they have seen this as aggressive and showing strong and might where presidential also means having temperance. having poise and having patience. that's what you saw previously not being applied with the benghazi situation before....